[Tfug] Hate to say I told you so..

[Robert Hunter]

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On Tue, Feb 03, 2009 at 11:15:07AM -0700, Eric Gearhart wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 11:06 AM, Robert Hunter <hunter at tfug.org> wrote:
> >
> > Ah, more comical nonsense from Señor Poag.
> 
> The "elephant in the room" that is standing next to you is the fact
> that that the numbers agree with him.... Linux has dropped in Desktop
> usage.

Actually, I'm not arguing with the "numbers" -- whatever those may be
- -- so much as pointing out an obvious straw-man argument.  For
example, how can Linux be dead as a "mainstream desktop", when it
never really acquired this distinction in the first place?  In truth,
I think one could argue that many Linux desktop users care little or
even less about "mainstream".

> 
> I'm starting to wonder if the "ship has sailed" for Linux on the
> desktop as well, not specifically due to the fault of Linux, but due
> to the momentum of all the applications that already exist...

Well, if there was a ship, then I suppose it would need to sail
somewhere, otherwise what good would it be? ;-) Nevertheless, I fail
to see what is this "window of opportunity" that was missed.  Are you
guys are still wound up from the Superbowl, or something?


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RH
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